Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
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Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
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2000 E. El Segundo Blvd. El Segundo, CA 90245 CA Tel. 310-647-1000 |
Type: Business Segment
On the web:
http://www.raytheon.com/businesses/rsas
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) senses its clients' needs. A division of Raytheon, SAS designs sensor systems -- Airborne Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, Standoff Radar (ASTOR) with ISR technology, ALR digital radar warning receiver, ALE-50 towed decoy, and Advanced Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) pod -- that provide defense during in-air operations. Mission areas include Tactical Airborne Systems (TAS); Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR); Space Systems (satellite sensors) for civil and defense applications; and Applied Signal Technology (AST) for cyber security and sensor surveillance. SAS generates around 18% of its parent's revenues.
Officers:
President: Richard R. (Rick) Yuse
Operations: Dennis Reed
Contracts: Kurt Kutyla
Competitors:
DRS Technologies
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
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Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) is a major business segment of Raytheon. Headquartered in El Segundo, California, SAS has a total employment of 12,000 and 2010 sales of US$ 4.8 billion. Rick Yuse is the segment's President. Yuse succeeded Jon Jones who died in March 2010.[1]
Key SAS capabilities include:
- Airborne radars and processors
- Electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) sensors
- Electronic warfare (EW) and precision guidance systems
- Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars
- Space and missile defense technology
- Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems
SAS has significant engineering and manufacturing facilities in El Segundo and in McKinney, Texas; an electronic warfare center in Goleta, California; and a consolidated manufacturing facility in Forest, Mississippi.
SAS is a subcontractor in the development program for the next-generation airborne radar system, the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program or MP-RTIP.
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